Sylvera updates IFM carbon project rating framework for 2026 market standards

Sylvera has updated its Improved Forest Management (IFM) carbon project rating framework, introducing new methods for assessing carbon, additionality, and permanence. The revised framework integrates Sylvera's proprietary Biomass Atlas for direct comparison of reported carbon stock changes against independently observed data. It also differentiates IFM project types for additionality, moving to an Internal Rate of Return (IRR)-based financial test where models are available. These changes aim to address integrity concerns around baseline inflation, weak additionality, and leakage in IFM projects, which have seen issuances double since 2022 and account for 61% of nature-based issuances in 2026.